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[willie14]

But if u would of thru a coat of sealer on them they prob woulda lasted longer..

[Scottydoggs]

you need to wet sand the whole bumper first, so it has fine scratches in the paint so the new paint has some thing to bite on to.



you can see the scuffing in this pic. dont go nuts on the edges or hard corners. once sanded/scuffed you need to use some kind of prep spray or cleaner, dont touch it with bare hands after its been wiped down.



front bumper i just cleared it and called it good. the rear i wet sanded the clear and buffed it to a shine.

[Bronco Boy]

But if u would of thru a coat of sealer on them they prob woulda lasted longer..

That was always my thought.

[willie14]

I've got everything already primed. The front bumper and fenders are brand new with primer coat so I just light sanded the primer coat and called it good on those. The skirts n door panels I had to bondo up and sand/primer filler several times before they came out good and also light sanded the primer coat. I planned on just using dawn and a clean towel to clean and prep for paint. How are you posting those photos like that scotty? Are you just reducing the fie size so it will fit in the post?

[Scottydoggs]

host your pics on line somewhere, photobucket or the likes. then copy the pics url addy and past it in insert image icon, 3 rd from the right in the reply window, in the pop up window, click the url tab, uncheck the box to make th epic large.


i used duplicolor prep spray, but you cant use it on new paint or it takes it off.

i primed the back bumper cause i did a lot of repair work to it. didnt sand it, painted right over then the clear, let it cure a few days, then wet sand with 2500 paper and buff with compound to a shine.


back was like this when i got it.




progress



paint and clear.





wet sanded




and buffed

[willie14]

Yea that's how I pretty much planned on doing it paint wise. I just resized some images I took off my phone n saved them to my one drive. When I get home tonight I'm going to try n pull them up on my computer n copy past from my one drive since the file sizes are correct now. My phones not letting me drag n click

[Scottydoggs]

pc to the site dont work well at all. why we all host off site. fb works too. load em there, right click the pic then copy the url once again, works for any pic you find on the net.

[willie14]

Yea but my problem is its not letting my drag them to the box once I upload the image so I have no choice but to try n do it on my computer

[Scottydoggs]

you dont drag them you right click the pic then copy url addy or location, then paste it in the icon window after you click and open that icon.


http://www.grandprixforums.net/threa...es-for-dummies i didnt name it lol

[willie14]

My phone just doesn't let me do that to I have a windows phone. I'm able to upload them but it wont let me right click copy yrl so ima just have to do that from my computer

[Scottydoggs]

i only pc, phones are not for me and the web lol

[WarStryker13]

I do it with the phone...

Get the PB app, it'll make life easier.

[stealthee]

http://www.plastikote.com/index.jsp looks like its real paint, but will it be a match is another story. and why the plasikote name? sounds like dip peel off stuff.

I don't know how you've never heard of Plastikote brand paint. It's been around forever.

[idrivejunk]

I don't know how you've never heard of Plastikote brand paint. It's been around forever.

Chicken dinner to you. Good engine paint.

oreillys just called me back n r cutting me a deal on 12 cans for 88$ of GM duplicolor bright white so ill pick that up tommorow.

How much is mixed or factory packaged basecoat, did you compare?

Plastikote is as good as the other name brand paints.

Agreed.

But if u would of thru a coat of sealer on them they prob woulda lasted longer..

Or a couple more coats.

[willie14]

I'm used to buyin my paint from painters supply and they don't carry that brand. This is my first build where I've bought most of the parts online. My build is more in a sense like scottys build where its done on a tight budget but still taking my time to get it done right

[willie14]

The only comparison I've done is just a spray test. I ripped out my hood liner and as everyone knows its not painted under there. So I bought a can of the duplicolor exact match and it seemed to be pretty dang close - without the clear coat. Now after seein scottys photos with only resprayin the bumpers, his metallic black seems to be a dead ringer

Chicken dinner to you. Good engine paint.



How much is mixed or factory packaged basecoat, did you compare?



Agreed.



Or a couple more coats.

[willie14]

so i figured out how to post the photos finally so ill start adding photos of the paint and body work becuse i finished most of it today

[willie14]

gaugepod i recieved in mail a few days ago. took awhile to find just a double for a 97-03 but finally found one. painted it white and cleaned it up as soon as i got it

[Scottydoggs]

dont go nuts on the blue or it will turn into heavyDtheogor's car lol http://www.grandprixforums.net/threa...ive-done-to-it

[willie14]

yea i know i was thinking that. i was gonna see how the white and metallic black looked with the new body thats going on it and go from there. engines gonna get broken back down again for swap so some of loom ill end up tossin because it doesnt really hold up too well with oil